KAZAN, Tatarstan – The 13th International Economic Summit: “Russia-Islamic World: Kazan Summit 2022”, held in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, attracted about 6,400 visitors from 64 countries. A mega international economic gathering addressed the subjects of partnership finance, halal industry, export development, entrep...
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia’s newly elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has assumed the office of the country’s presidency a week after he was elected by both houses of the parliament. In a ceremony at the country’s presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu, former President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo han...
JOHANNESBURG (AA) – The German chancellor Monday visited Niger on the second day of his three-nation visit to Africa. Olaf Scholz, who embarked on his first visit to Africa on Sunday and visited Senegal where he held talks with President Macky Sall, will conclude his tour on Tuesday in South Africa. “This is my first […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Tunisia’s Ennahda movement has decried a decree issued by President Kais Saied excluding political parties from drafting the country’s new constitution. On Friday, Saied named law professor Sadik Belaid to chair an advisory committee to draft a new constitution. Belaid will be coordinating between two other advisory panels task...
NAIROBI, Kenya – (AA): Leading media outlets, mainly in North America and Europe, are using images of African negroid people alongside stories of the monkeypox outbreak, which has offended many Africans. The Foreign Press Association, Africa (FPAA), a Pan African non-profit membership organization of journalists covering Africa for the i...
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – At least 30 terrorists were killed in an attack on a military detachment in northcentral Burkina Faso on Saturday, according to the army. The army said five soldiers were killed and 10 others injured during the clash. The military detachment of Bourzanga in Bam province, Center-North Region, “vigorously retaliated” ...
GENEVA – The UN has revealed that up to 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region will face severe food insecurity over the next three months — the highest number since 2014. It also issued a warning about drought-induced food scarcity extending to East Africa. Jens Laerke, Geneva spokesman for the United Nations Office for […]...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisian President Kais Saied has issued a presidential decree to form an advisory committee to draft a new constitution, excluding political parties from the process. The decree named Sadik Belaid, a law professor, to chair the advisory committee. Belaid will be entrusted with coordinating between two other advisory pane...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Biden administration notified Congress on Thursday that it has approved a prospective $691 million sale of anti-tank missiles to Egypt. The sale, if it is finalized, would include 5,070 TOW 2A Radio Frequency (RF) Missiles, spare parts, tools, test equipment and training, according to the Defense Security Cooperatio...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – At least four irregular migrants died and 10 others went missing after their boat sank off the eastern coast of Tunisia, Tunisia’s official TAP news agency reported Thursday. Search and rescue efforts were launched after the boat sank off the coast of Sfax city, said TAP, citing a statement by the […]
